What is the difference between Slate Grey and Green RLM73?

ΔE 7 (close). Green RLM73 is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate Grey vs Green RLM73

Slate Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5151 (estimate)

Green RLM73

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.256
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b4441 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green RLM73 is a little darker than Slate Grey.

Can I use Green RLM73 instead of Slate Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Green RLM73 is a little darker than Slate Grey.

Can I use Slate Grey instead of Green RLM73?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate Grey is a little lighter.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Slate Grey on the colour wheel See Green RLM73 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Green RLM73
Slate Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Green RLM73
Slate Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Green RLM73

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Green RLM73

Green RLM73 vs Graugrün RLM 74 (ATOM-20157)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Slate Grey
Green RLM73 vs Field Grey Shadow FS-34086 (AMMO.F-514)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Slate Grey
Green RLM73 vs Italian Green Camo (AMMO.F-535)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Slate Grey

All matches: Slate Grey equivalents · Green RLM73 equivalents